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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I'm an intermediate rock player but looking to finally learn Blues and figure I need to start right at the beginning tbh. I have the old Fastfingers complete Bluesman that I copied onto my computer but it seems very 12 bar orientated and a bit dull if I'm honest. Anyone have any recommendations at all? I was tempted by that Schofield video lesson but think it might be too in depth at the mo. However Truefire have a sale on and 99usd year long access available. Would that include that video as well?
Cheers!
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what do you know at the moment? are you fluent in the pentatonic minor in all positions? can you play it in 3rds fourths, and sequences? if not then i'd suggest that you spend woodshed time learning the pentatonic scale properly and practicing it in different ways and couple that with learning a bunch of songs with differing rhythm approaches perhaps - my thoughts anyway
I'm fluent with 3 positions of the Pentatonic minor at the mo, I'm confused by what you mean about 3rds, 4ths and sequences though? I've been looking mostly at the Blues Scale of late but obviously that's closely linked anyway.
Thanks for the tips though, much appreciated.
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
you can sequence the scale in patterns. eg
threes , fours, fives and 6 - here's a video example of groups of 5 - there are others about other patterns:
maybe start with sequences of three in all positions, then fours, then sixes. fives are a bit of a bugger. This is a favourite of eric johnson and bonamassa - this sort of sequenced runs.
you can also look at intervals so play the scale in thirds or fourths - so a fourth would be (in A) play the root on the 6th string then the fourth above (same fret 5th string)
here's a video
by boring yourself shitless doing this stuff over an extended period and using a metronome you'll really internalise the scale
don't forget to play songs and practice improv and have fun as well as playing to a metronome
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
Kirk Fletcher's Hal Leonard book Burning Blues Guitar sounds perfect for you. It doesn't contain well known songs, just short instrumentals, but there are loads of good licks in the book.
There are some samples on the Hal Leonard site - https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=144038&lid=11&keywords=guitar
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